Continue the rise in power in Ligue 1. After two consecutive fourth places, Stade Rennais had the objective, this season, of still qualifying for a European Cup, with, a dream, returning to the Champions League. Alas, after twelve days of the championship, and only two victories, the Rouge et Noir are closer to the relegation zone than to the podium.
So, in this month of November, Stade Rennais is having a little crisis. And, while he seemed to have been comforted by his management in recent days, Bruno Genesio, the coach of the Rouge et Noir, would have decided to pack his bags, according to West France And The Team. There would be several reasons for this decision: weariness at the head of the Bretons, a doubt about the levers to activate to reverse the situation, distance from his family…
If, according to the regional daily, the terms of departure of the former Olympique Lyonnais coach have not yet been finalized, his successor on the bench would already have been found. This is Julien Stéphan, who would return to Roazhon Park a little less than two years after his departure.